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j, * Nw V' w&k* ^ ' . ? * im tI, i,t * " ' ..-?&$ yffWw^>. (.-: > -->? .vwSr ,3m* K > --&',? * , - * \..* -*Q$w. * r ,. 4mL ?, ,. * * ---*. u * - ' i.,^; . ** ^ ^ #< -;;? " V " '*'"' '"'' ' v .w- '" .^ + * ^ ^^jjlljl^ '';^^as!a^!! 1 1 """ gJtaLJ^ ''' '"^* - -T < *' ?OT0T1D TO MTjBRATimi, THE ARTS, SCII8CI, A&RXGULTURl,- NEWS, P0MTXCS, &G., &C. -.^^ ..,. . <;^"'TERMS?ORE DOLLAR PER ANHUJK,] "I^t it be Instilled into the Hoarts'of your Children that tho Liberty of tho Press |s tho Palladium of all your Rights."'?Svniut. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE..V0HJME.2?50.14. . ABBEVILLE C. H., SODTII CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1854. " WHOLE NUMBER.66.rutTX'KX. *...... -?Where are 4be Sead ?XVhere aro the miffhtv'ones of ages past,-.s* Who U'er the world tneir inspiration c.nsi,Whose memories stir our spirits like a blast?" X "Where are the dead fWhere arc the lofty minds of Greece f where bo"The ftieh of Sparta and Thcrmopyl? f?n. " * * "vvu^Hcriug ainccaonmn, where is be ?Where ni% the dead?Athett A no Rome's founders t Where lief cliicf'' * >. est son, 4Before whose name the whole known worldbowed down, _Whoso conquering ana chased the retreatingsunt-..-^Whereore the dead ftin ? ? * - *n ucrc a me onrd-wornor king of Albion's state,A pattern for enrth's sons to emulnte,The truly, nobly, wisely, goodly grent t* Where arc the dead.!Where is Gaul's hero, who aspired to boA second Ctesar in his mastery,. To whom earth's crowned ones trembling bentthe kneefWhere arc the dead 1Where is Columbia's son, her darling child.Upon wliopo birth virtue and freedom smiled," n.. tit?i?- - - -m.uw >? c-Bwjni omr, ongnt, pure, and undctilcd!Where arc tho dead ?-j r. tWhere oro the sons of song, the soul-inspired,T. e bard 'of Greece, whose inuse (of heavenacquired)With admiration a gen past has fired,The classic dead fGreater that! all?an earthly sun enshrined?Where is the king of bnrdaI Where shall wefindThe Swan of Avon?monarch of the mind?The H?ni? I?' With their frail bodies, did they wholly die,Like tlic brute dead passing forever by f^Jhgfl.wherefore was their intellect so high,;-fs Tho mighty dendfWhy waa it not confined to earthly sphere,To earthly wants! If it must perish here,Why did they languish for a bliss more dear,The blessed dend fIf Here tliey-perished, in their being's germ,, Here'thought and aspiration, had their term,Why should ft giant's strength propel a worm ? |jiue aena?the dead.ThcrcUMO dead! Tho fodfljAdccd did die,? That c^^rthe etheriel being^Q^r on high ;'Tib bn^R outward covering iTlhrown by?This is the dead!The spirits of the lost, of whom we sing,II nre perished not.?they have but tAkt-n wing,"Changing an earthly for a heavenly spring:- There arc the dead!~~ POUTiCAIi.< ttonnoa u ooogreaa.The foHoviring very sensible and just views, on this Bubjedt^yrc take from the editorial col*of tb?e itfaihington Sentinel:*5 tfuch of the delay, confusion, and dissensionsin Cong res* aro clearly traccable to the systemof rotation, which strips it of cxpcrioncedmembers, and fills their places with raw one*.it would seem that the plan for the conductOf business is Well calculated to systematize, toripen measures, apd to have tiiem fully, fairly,and ably presented for consideration.$ 'What better mode could be devisad thantho distribution of work among tho severalcommittees t These committees have confided^Mfejjeir special charge certain measures uponJwhich Congress has to act. Upon them rests^hc responsibility of collecting.all authentic informationon the aevcral matters, and of makinganch a report upon-them, accompanied by theevidence upon which the report is based, as?* will enable each member of Congress to dctert*mine, intelligently for himself, what course lieehall pursue. ' If the committee faithfully performthoir duty, Congreas has before it the in-S.kt-1.a. illuniinuuu uLKiu wuicii mj uTCiac, ana me uieroreading of tho report, jrill bring them toa conclusionhow to vote, find little time would belest in discussion. Each committed wou!d fur<iishthe quota of repojfcapd information, sothat every subject to be considered would havercceivod due studyaiAljo properly presented.-A. speedy and hnrrn6n!6us session ought to be4he result But -what is the fuctfi Scarcely any-report is read, or, if read, is allowedto bare its due <Wgtitr And why IThere are two jOno prominent reafoais, that so ranch of what comes beforeXk>n.tfrow baa antecedents, on Which in inntrniWlbThgavea, new members have no knowledge or in'Armstion, whiltt such antecedent*, |f known,t JKight grently modify or eveti reverse Ihe conf-.^Osion ^to wldoh ?ro^w1?w^they ^wool^avenn&w fliiit themi'- ^ ' "%JfA? *^fc _ ~?:- . jka l > - iA member of ability and industry, who hdiligently prepared himself during several cogresscs to earn a name, naturally enough feeKeenly .the injustice of being left out just at tlfruition of liis labors, and after having abnidoncd his private interests and devoted hirascto the public service.If the country understar *1 its interest^should stereotype the nar os of its faitlifiand able supporters in the congressional list.?The system of rotation mokes demagogue!the opposite system mako business nu-u anstatesmen.Bpain and the United States.XKSSAQR OF THE mESIDEXT OF THE UNITED BTVTEiThe following message was sent to tlx} Sciate on Tuesday afternoon, in reply to ft resolition of inquiry adopted by that body:To the Senate of the United States : I hasteto respond briefly to tho resolution of the Setate of this date, requiring the President to irform the Senate "if, in his opinion, it be not ircompatible with the public interest, wheheanything has arisen siuce the date of his tnc!sage to the House of Representatives of th26th of March Inst, concerning our relationwith -the government of which in hiopinion inuy dispense with '.ingestiontherein contained, touching i prioty tprovisional measures by Cop meet an;exigency that may arise in .ss of Congross ntfccting those, relations.In the message to the House of Representstivfcs referred to I availed myself of thesion to present the following rcflcctiofrs amsuggestions:"In view of the position of thelsland of Cubn, its proximity to our const, the relationwhich it must ever bear to our comntcrcinl nn<other interest*, it is vain to expect that a serifof unfriendly acts infringing o:ir commercinrights, nnd the adoption of a policj* threatening the hooor and security of these Suites, cailong exist with peaceful relations."In caso the measures taken for the ainicnble adjustment of our difficulties with Spnitshould uuforlunatcly fail, I shall not hesitate Uuse the authority nnd means which Congees:niav grant to insure the observance of our jus'rights, to obtain redress for injuries receivedjfnd to vindicate the honor of our ting. In anwvijiauuu 01 mat conungeney, which i earnestly hope niay not nrisf, I suggest to Congress tlxpropriety of adopting such provisional incasures as the exigency may sccin to demand."The two House* of CongrcHa inny have anticipatcd that the hope then expressed would b(realized before the period of it* adjournmentand that our relations with Spain would havtassumed a satisfactory condition, so as to removepost causes of complaint, nnd afford better securityfor tranquillity and justice in the future1 am constrained to say that such is not tlufact. Tho formal demand for immediate rcpnration in tl>e case of tho Clack Warrior, instcfl?L4if j>ft?infjri>aeii mobuu *'* " UCChTf Sp.iirby ?i$Egf9Sn^H9op, liaV.unly wrvTd to calforth a justification oif?iJif> liii-nl mitlmr'tiM nCubn, and thus to trnrtMBthc rcsposibilitv fintheir acts to tlie SpanialtGovcrnnicnl itself.Meanwhile, iiiformutiniYdagt only reliable ir.its nature, but of an offieiaTWiarnl-ter, was i$ceivt-d to the effect that preparation whs making within the limits of the United Statesby private individual*, under military organization, far a descent upon the Island "of Cubawith a view to wrest that colony from the dominion of Spain. International comity, th<obligation of treaties, and the express provisions of law, alike required, in my judgmentthat all the constitutional power of the Kxecutivc should bo exerted to prevent the consumnation of such a violation of positive law, aiuof that good faith on which mainly thcnmicaliU ? ??: ^VV . ViMktVUO VI UViKlil/VIIIIU llttliMliO lJUIOl UUpond.In conformity with the convictions of publiiduty, a proclamation was issued to warn all persons not to participate in the contemplated entcrprise, ana to invoko the interposition in tliiebehalf of the proper officers of the Government. No provocation whatever can justifjprivate expeditions of hostility against a eouutry at peace with the United States. The powcr to declare war is rested by the constitutorin Congress, and tlio experience of our pnst bistory leaves no room to doubt that the wisdonof this arraugoment of constitutional powciwill continue to bo verified whenever the natioonl interest and honor shall demand a rosorto ultimate measures of redress.^-cnaing negotiations uy in? r,xoeuuve, nutbefore the action of-Congress, individuals couhnot bo permitted to embarrass the operationof the one and usurp the powers of the otheiof these depositories of tne functions of goverwnent.JL.have only to add, that nothing has nriseiain'oe the date of my former message to dispenswith tho suggestions therein contained, touching the pronrioty of provisional measures hiCongress. FRANKLIN TIERCE. '\Va*ki*gton, Augvti \Ut 1864.#1.1.^.1 A? 1? nk?l.V94VKO* VII Mi l>UO VUlUiiThe Washington Star. of the lit, pays ColeloneLOr^<he Representati ve of tho Fifth Congreasioaei' District of this state, the anooxoihigh compliment m Chairman of the Coromittcof the Whole Bouse :We have Icon every tttembor preside, whhas been called to the Chair in the last olcvoiyear*. Among them all, no one has nfnagcmatters mare successfully than Mr. Orr.nrho inow presiding over tho Committee of themVholon the state of Uie Union, tha.Civil and Slplci ma tic appropriation bill?-the great nteasure <i the balance of the session-^being nnd4r consldI . H!a rMitinMu li i-flhurlraMo m?experieneo ho bos bad itho position, far more trying at tbia period of-JMifotf than <riy other. ' His particular aiimint oecaaoarHy bo to drive biuinc** withrtwb?<(be?rt of doing which, ovidoatiy. no onm>tf*jbft?J(4?bat?w ft*n He. Quickness of A]prehension is a prominent trnit of Ills cbftraetc*s pnblio man.- if it-la not' bia moirt roninrki* -* .mi.?- .1 _#mo tegiaiauvu . - A uijjyjuMie imusi, u? coifiwiou worw confounded, withthe.Vokwof froitwo to twenty members rippng over tli<> Hoiits impossible to describe his tact in steering tlin- over-manned barque, with its crew as vocifc'Is ous us Greek sailors in a storm, amid the be<io noise, bustle, over-eagerness of somo, and undon- listlessnesa of others, which always chaructciilf izc the dying days of a session of the IlousttcRepresentatives?every avenue to the Housit being crowded tho whilo, with n deeply intoijl estca shuffling, buzzing and sweating crowt? to hcightcu the confusion and excitcmcnt reigr>; ?nb'MISCELLANY.Washington National Monument. sAs elecu4vfor members of Congress, <toi- will be heluduring the ensuing months in sevi- oral States of tlic Union, tlio Board of Manngera have deemed it their duty to request t!iin Judges or Commissioners who may be appoint, ed to take the ballots of tlio vo'.era, to put nj. boxes at the different localities where oleetionI. will be held, for the purpose of receiving suelr contributions as the admirers of the illustriouFRther of his Country may think proper to doc posit in nid of tho great Monument now ir8 course of erection in this city to his memory.s They feel assured that wlien this noble amB patriotic purpose is presented to the peoplethey will not hesitate to give their mite foi., such an object; and it now bcconios more nee[. cssnry, as the funds of the Society are 1'npidhdiminishing, and may not soon be adequate tccarry oil the work. A small contribution fromeach citizen or voter throughout the Unitclj State?, would be sufficient to complete thework,?a work inlondcil to add to their gloiyas well as to honor the memory of the illustnsoils dead. A half dime is hut nn iuconsidcrajblc sum, and yet a half dime contributed bvs every inhabitant of our country^would rearI the grand structure, now in progress, to itsdes.tinea completion. It will be pitiful, wondrousj pitiful, if <uit of twenty-five millions of noulawho inhabit this great country, rendered inde.pendent, prosperous nnd luippy mainly by his, exertions nnd dfcvotion to its euuse, the sum nc}eessary to erect ? Monument, worthy of such a3 tnan could not be completed for the wnnt oft tlie small pecuniary aid which every Americanshould feci it his pride n* well as his duty to[ afford.At the last Presidential election, the plan oi, obtaining contributions nl the poll's, (thus tcst[ing the patriotism nnd liberality of the votersand other*,) was attempted, though the previousarrangements were uot 6uch as to insure aV CP V full I'ol l?i>? ir>r> tlia r??nll >? ..olt.f."'"?Jry as couid, under the circumstance*, have boonexpected.It is therefore desirable this system shouldbe continued in the different States at all futuroelections of a local or general nature; andtho Board of Managers indulge the hope tlialon this occasion at the elections to he held inthe respective States of Maine, V.orniont, Mas(SitL'husoils, New York, New Jersey, Peni.svlvajuia, Delaware, Maryland, South Otrolina, GeorCgin, Mississippi, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, IIrlinois, Louisiana, and Florida, contributionswill be made in aid of the Monument, worthyof tlio count rvmcn of their illustrious beofuctor.' JOHN ChUllIOLL BllF.NT,j ocu cuin" ui LUC n . i>. 31. O.I' APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY IX BEHALF OF TI1U WASHINGTONNATIONAL MONUMENT.Fellow-Citizens: The Monument bo nobly un1dertnkcn by a fow of our patriotic countryincnj to comnicmornto the worth and services ofs the Father of the Country, having renohed 158feet, of the 617$ Recording to its plan, at k co?tof about $230,UUU, needs your prompt and zealoussupport to raise funds, now nearly exhausted,to carry it on after the present mouth ofJune. Unless contribution? are made, this groutNational work must bo discontinued, if the3 Board of Managers, who render their services. gratuitously, do not incur n debt upon their. own responsibility. Is their patriotism to boi so tnxed, or shrill tltis work, begun in patriot.ism, bo a monument of National disgrace ??j Surely there are a sufficient number of nobic.hearted patriots in the land to prevent this INothing but n small contribution front nil, ini proportion to their means, if only from a dime. to a dollar ench, is wanted for the completioni of the ilonument. The question ia nuked, willr not such a contribution be made by every one!. Will the people of this great country leave tot a few the honor, after long years of trial andtoil, of erecting n Monument worthy of the1 great and good Washington; or shall it be a1 National Monument from the whole people??U That the Monumoiit should s op short of ont>rthird of the pint) proposed, no patriotic citi.zen can heliuvo 1Cut tho time for making contributions can be! no longer delayed. Let every citizen ask himjaoIf, have I discharged my obligation towards. tho Father of mj' Country? have I contributedi- my share to tho Monument to bo raised in hislionorf If not, let him at onco inake his contribution,however small. Let Itjbe made singlyor by associations. But be suro.itbo made.Delay is hazardous to the great undertaking.?The oaymont can be made to your Postmaster," or whoever inny be most convenient to you, sotlm (Ititii /if An A m/-> * / n n /. i f I <>n V>>> <1Sanlinun...1j I HIU uuvj U? nil ikuiui ivuii viiii?iC|i WU UJOVHUJ^I U.0 Eveir patriotic citizen surely will aid in forwardingthe money received for the advancero?nt of tlie great work. Will he not rendor1 that aid now Ij The Board of Mapngers confidently trust that( this appeal.will not be made in vaiu.a " * OFFICERS. *'FRANKLIN PIERCE, President of t'ntfif U. 6., and ex-ofticio President.[ ARCH. HEXt>ER30N,.l*t Vice PresidentJOHN T. TOWERS, Mnfor of Wasliingn.ton, ex-officio 2d Vice Presidenta THOS. CARBERRY? 3d Vice President,n J- B. H. SMITH. Treasurer. <'JOHN CAltRftT.T, KRENT>? UAXAOKBS.> WlHWBtO SOOTT, JOBK W. MaUBT,ir N. Tow8on, Walter Jone^,i- p*t?k force, tuob. blaodex,i- W. W. S eaton, ~watrnl,xhvx, "m W. a- bbadlxy, m. f. m4?kt,I, W. W. Coooorak, T. H. OLvioao,k- 'p. b. find all, . e. tffc- bknjavtn' oq0 iio I _ - ? Stick to aorao one Pursuit,r* j Thffc cnnnot be n greater error tlmn to b<U j frequently chnngingone's business. If any marc will liWik around and notice who have got richand who.have not, out of those ho startod-irlifo with him, lie will find that the successfullC hare generally stuck to someonepurtuii.r- Two'la wye re, for example, begin to practice1. at th{ aamo time. One devotes his whole inindl* to his jirofewion; lays in slowly a stock of legal learning, and waits patiently, it may be- for yoaiv, till he Rains an opportunity to showhis superiority. The other," tiring of such slow= work, dashes into politics. Generally, at themlaf twenty years. the latter will not be worthif n penny, while the former will linvo ft liand.soni<? practfce, aud eount his tens of thousands. in bank stock or mortgage?.e Two clerks aitain n majority simultaneously.One'Temaina with his former employers, or at, least in the sr.me line of t 'r u'.'tirst on fts small salary, then on a lnr<ri r, until finally, if, he it meritorious, he is tni. . i:;to partnership.a The other thinks it bonciu.i liiin to till n subor.dinatc position, now that he has become a man,, ' and Accordingly start* in some other businessi on his own account, or underlnkes a new firmI ! in tll/? nl/l !!..? "f ' 1 1 'j Often in insolvency; rarely in r'u-hes. To this'. j every merchant can testify.. I Ajyoung man is bred a mechanic. He ae( quirtfs a distaste for his trade, however; thinks, i it is ji tedious way to get ahead, and sets out, I for the West or for California. But in most11 caso% the same restless, discontented and specu,i lativc spirit, which carried him away at first,renders continuous application atanyone place. irknuniR to him ; and so he (joes wanderingabott the world n sort of semi-civilized Arab,really a vagrant in character, nud suro to die. insolvent. Meantime hisfcllow-nppreiitico, wliolitis ?tnid at home, practising economy and work,ing iteadily at his trade, has grown comfortableIn his circumstance?, und is even perhaps aciti^n of mark.Tpere arc men of ability in everv walk ofj life.twho^rc notorious for never getting nlong.' Usuiilly it in because they never stick to oneI business. Just when they have mn-tercd one| pursuit, ntid nre on the point of mnking money,j thev change it for another which they ?lo notundlrstnnd ; nn<l in n little while what littlethe\( arc worth ia lost forever. We know scoresof sjieh persons. Go where von may, 5-ou willgenerally titid that the men who have failed inlife are those who never stuck to one thing long.On the other hand, your prosperous men, ninetimfs out of ten, have always ituck to one pursuit}?Ledgir.Pedestrian Feat.?n?5nt;on wns tnrvlo 011 Tnesdav of the extra]ordinary feat recentlv porfoinrailin San Fran!t... Ttr:n: ti* 1 _Lv i . *^^ -vis'-u ?? uiuuu nu^in'P. uiu peuesirian, inWit I king 80 consecutive horn* for a wager of$ 1 ik)Q. It seems Iio was actuated in the attemptfrom a (losiro to reach lm homo in C?i in bridge,where he 1i:ir :i wife nnd twoehihlrcn, mill findingmining unprofitable he went into trainingfor I lie walk. This herculean tnsl^so ably conclmled,was commenced on Thursday, Julie 22, |at nliotil 1 J 1\ JL, nnd terminated on Sunday,I June ii5, at IOo'elok P. M., making SU full hoursJ constant, walking, with persons watching himj all the tinio to prevent any infringement ol' the: compact. lie walked on a plauk fifteen feet' long by three feet broad, at the Mountaineeri Saloon, corner of Kearney and Commercialj streets. His dress was flesh colored tights, clothj c-ap, ami stont, heavy shoos. He sustained thisj trying exercise in a remnrkjiblc manner, walk::ng nearly the whole time, until near tiic conclusion.ut a verv rat lid unce. He is calcula' toil, by competent j?d<$<'#, to linve averaged] three miles per hour, making 240 miles of trnv|el without one moment's cessation, tho most, ve]marknblu circumstanoc attending i* boing tho; total deprivation of bleep. During tiie p.^riformatiee thousand* of (spectators visited hiin,j all of whom paid liberally an admittance fee.Several I ours before the time appointed for tho] conclusion of this feat, the street in the vicinityi of the Mountaineer, was eloscly packed withn dense mass of people, all expressing the greatestanxiety as to the rcsnlt. At the lar.t houri the exercise began to bn severely felt bv him,and he showed evident symptoms of giving oat.Drowsiness oppressed him greatly, aad nothingbut the clicors and frjondly onconragement ofthe spectators bttoyod tip his exhausted frame.A t l K/.11?arl ?.Miw1 r>nthe, to hint, dreadfully slow wheel of time, andhis harassing wonry walk wasondod. lis wasimmediately covered with blanket^ and conveyedto a tepid hath, and afterwnrds put to bod.At the last accounts ho was reposing comfortably.Tlio stake with hols, etc., will yield himsoino $2000. Money earned hard enough to bopreserved.Legal Knowledge.Not Ions* since an eminent commercial lawyerfeinted tho ensuing anecdote n? au illustrationof the "composition" which sometimes on- jter?'d into the selection of a jury:M I lin/1 n i'nwt? (inn/iWrtnf Hflflft " toi/1 hrt "in-Ivolving some eighty or a hundred thousand dollar.*.It wns a protracted case, owing to thecomplicated interests involved in it, and altogethera very tedious trinl. When it wns fi-'jnnllv given to the jury, the jodtp remarked to' them, n? they wore 'about leaving tho court- jroom for privnto consultation, that if, during; tho progress of the ense any term* of law hnabcon iiacd' or any ruTes stated, thitt they didnot fully understand, the court was preparedbeforehand to make all needful explanation*."Upon this, one of the jurors ? mail with ahigh, bald head, nnd a calm bluo eye, uponwhose sense of justico I had greatly relied (forhe had paid the strictest attention to the entireproceedings), aroeo nnd saidf. '"'I believe I understand all tho rules thathave been'laid down, bat there are two termsof law that havo been a good deal aaed duringtbo tria?, that 1 should like1 to know the mean*Ing-W . 444Well,"said oar model 1ufoi?>Uj? words Im?M?, art the word* plaintiff tnd defwkAant f ucbMJJWforitMm to "Wmcby bM own ma IftWHRiit, wlmreeuoh a juror? 6/r* ?**??: **?T ?i *We Iflaru from obrexeBtnjtwtbat the Frdnobft 7- Ja*3 , mnMr. Tupper's Address.i The address of this honorable gentleman bei fore the Adelpbian and Pliilosopliian Societiesi of tho Furinau University was a productioni worthy of "any scholar, orator or christain inI the Stute. Jt has seldom been our good fortuneto listen to nn address more beautiful ip Inn!gungq or more sound in doctrine. The subjectI of tho orator was education and the connectionbetween education and religion. He spoke of! tho importance of education, and of religiouscducntion, to nil mankind, high or low, rich orpoor. With great justice and propriety, boi refuted tho idea tlint a little learninc wnn ?j dangerous thing. lie porfraj-ed the advanta!ges of a little learning, a knowledge of readingi and writing, to the laboring mnn, in expandjiug his ideas and improving his heart.I In regard to eeetariun schools and college*",j Mr. Tupper was very liapp}- in refuting allj argument against them. In these schools nothingwas taught in religion but the great truths: of the Bible. No student or scholar was offendedb}' any ?eetarian tenets. For the correctjncss of the assertion lie referred to Krskino Coljledce. and to the tenehintrs in the FtirmnnUniversity.We linvo only one objection to Mr. Tupper'eaddres*, and tbut was n serious ouo at the timehe delivered it. lie left out portions of it under the impression that lie wns fatiguing liisaudience. This was n great mistake and misapprehension.It is to be hoped, however, thatthe whole of it will be published, and we shalllook forward to ils publication with great pleasure.Mr. Tupper wa?, some years ago, a memberof the Legislature from Charleston, and is theauthor of the law on the subject of tavern licenses.In the Legislature lie evinced greattalent as a speaker and buisness man, and wesincerely nope ?e win go back to the .Legislaturengniu.?Patriot.The Baptist State Convention.The decision of this body has been mode infavor of establishing a Female College in thevillnge of Greenville. In spite of nil opposi|tion, from Anderson and Greonville, there were; only seven votes ngainst it. The matter is nowended.The Trustees arc to make tlio transfer of theAcademy lands to the Trustees <>f the FurtnanUniversity. The eitizens have subscribed tenthousand dollars to the College, and Messrs. Mc.lice, Thompson, Duncan, Elford, Ware, Shermanand others, have guainntced ten thousaudmore! The Collcire will cro into oneration the.first of January. iS'ew buildings will be erodedas soon a8 practicable. The old ones will answerfor professors' houses and school rooms.Wo had tho pleasure of attending the proceedingsof tlio Convention, and were mnch gratifiedwith tho christian and gentlemanly deportmentof the members generally, in ull theirdebates and discussions. It was a legislatureof christians legislating for the Baptist Churchin South Curolinn, and for tho cause of education,without regard to Church or Beet Wehope their legislation in^ivor of female educationwill be as successfully it has been in fuvor'of tho education of tho other sex, by theendowment of tho Furman University.?PaI" --? -<^- o -O*A Noblo Contribution.Mr. Gcorgo Penbody has contributed $1,000to the Washington Monument found. The circumstancesunder which this generous contributionwas made aro detailed in Mr. Peabody'sVtt<?r: j* London, July l, 1854.My Dear Pir: I have just returned from abrilliant celebration of the glorious Anniversaryof our Independence at the Star and GarterIlotcl, Richmond, which was made doubly interestingby the Queen sending from the ThroneRoom iu the Palaco full-length portraits of hrrai.-lfn:id Prince Albert to place by the side oftlmt of Washington; a compliment which I cannottoo hig'ily appreciate.Wbilo seated beneath tho calm and dignifiedfeatures of our beloved Washington, and listeniugto tbe beautiful culogium of Sir Jamc3Emerson Tcnnent, (who is a highly influentialmember of tho Government,) it recalled to mymind the maguificent Monument now beingn,? ,.rtry?tho highest in tho world, but bearing uocomparison to tho proportion of his exaltedcharacter. That I may have a band in its construction,as I have long intended, I beg tocontribute my mite, and nereby authorize youto place my namo on the subscription list foj*one thousand dollars.Very reipect^lly nnd truly yonrs,George Peabodt.Wrm. W. Co neon an, caq., Washington.Munificent Donations.At a mooting of the trustees of Furman Uni-;trrAi j ?t i j t- 5vursiiv, on u eunegaay, uie uoara imvingaeierminedto increase tho sjlnrjca of the Professors,And seeing tTto ncecsyt^St^nlarging the endowment,nineteen thoueanudollsrs *u immediatelysubscribed ^ a feyr gentlemen of theBoard. Kev. James P. Boyce, of Columbia,giving ten thousand dollars. 8. 0. Preasly, Ejq.,I two thousands Other gentle-men, -w hose names| wo havo not yet learned, handsomo donations.I IIow gratifying to every liberal mind to see[ such act*. This noble-institutibn most suoeeed' with such -fneu in chareo of its destinies. Wo.congratulate the excellent oorps of.Professorson the increase of their salaries?a measure *ojuat to them, and by the liboralityof the fH?nd? of the InsCitution.? Mauniuinttr.Novel Mjuuuok.?The fort Smith, (Arkansas)Herald rolatea the following: " Tlio other,day, the sedate olerk of oar court room Wassitting at hi* deslc busily engagod in writing,whoa a, geutlemnn from the conutry, about flKtyyearsof gge, and a lady, net far behind J#thia rflspcct, entered the office, and after, thousual Mentations, the man a?3:c><J htncf i fe^qncationt nbout the la# on 'ritw14--? ? t-.i ??1?_ ... ^n?kM*ped: 1ftcu w luww wiio> HiwrivKofml. The ol#rk ;Wm^iiA-tt wjw mSswSSESSSor to h?ve nnd to ho!^,BgaME?W??P??WM???pA New Invention.?Wo yesterday examined,6RJ8 tho Augusta Constitutionalist, tlie plan of, s new'invention, by Mr. W. H. Salisbury, ofthis oitj', for the purpose of supplying railway; cara with a current of^firesh air, free from emok? ?, and dust,' ond which is destined to *^1 """-'ito the comfort of railway travellers.The desigh of Mr. Salisbury is to furnish thissupply of nlr by means^of a aeries of tubes, or .pipos, which may be made either of tii\, irou orzinc, and which are to be placed oa the top ofthe cars, extending the entire length _ of thotrain and terminating in front, witHFa funnelshaped orifice, which is placed in front of the "smoke stack of the locomotive, and thus collects *the air in front of the smoke and dust. . Theconncction of this metallic tube between eachcar is made by means of an elastic tube, randi_.of canvass or India-rubber, having withiu thcmfeStwiresprings and connected by couplings. From ySm0^ejithe metallic tube there descends a branch into * f 'the front of each car, from which it is again itrunsmitted,by means of a similar branch placed*ln the rear of the car, into the main tnbo anain] and thence to the next car, and ?o on through' the whole train. "*j An Impudent Bunann.?Tho Mobile Ad-verjti?or of Friday aays:?Onr columns yesterdayi and the day previous contained an advertise;isient offering $50 reward for tho return of acouple of sate keys which were solen from Mr.S. W. Cochran's apartment a few days ago.Yesterday the Messrs Cochran received o wellwritten letter informing them whoro the keyscould be found and directing whore tho motneyshould be deposited, besidos giving a variety ofinformation upon the art of lock picking in.general, and Mr. Cochran's lock in particular.On goiiitf to the spot designated tho k?r? worn| found, and immediately" after Mr. Cochran| handed over the money offered a3 a reward tothe person designated by the burglar to roceivait. The burglar assured Mr. Cochran that holutd one before made an atempt on his safe,breaking a kej' in the lock, and he had keysthat would open his office whenever he choseto enter, and in ehort thero was littlo in thoway of lock picking that ho was not an adeptin. We hopo tho fellow rany be caught andcaged.During the la9t session of the Nashville Legislature,Judgo Pepper, of tho Seventh JudicialDistrict, presented to Governor Johnson a fireshovel,the workmanship of'hie own bnnds.The Judge was a blacksmith by trade. Wepresume he was a good one. as he - makes an exccllent Judge, to which office he wa3 re-electcdby u heavy majority at the late election of judiefalofficers by the people. The shovel was acecptcdby Governor Johnson, and is kept for usein the executive office at the capital.. GovernsJohnson, who was a gJ^Poilorlefora hea distinguished statesman and politician, retnra^ed the compliment by cutting and making, withhis own bunds, a coat, which he presonted toJudge Pi-pper. ^Horrible Affair.?Tlie Cbarlotlavillo Advocatehas a lettcrTTom Morgan County, Ky., statingthat on the 30th ult., a dreadful affair, oecurved at Bloomington, in that county. Twolawyers, named r^peetively Eastly and Ilazelrig,were rival candidates for the office of^countw^tornoy. During the oanvass on theday GWio stated, Eastly, in a speech to acrowd of the electors, declared that Hazclrigwas n linr and had committed perjury. ImmediatelyHazclrig stepped up to tha stand, andwithoiJtt| word pointed a revolver at his assnitoi{^Dischargedthe eoDtent* into.his head,blo^Jfcg cut his brains and causing instant'death. Ilazelrig surrendered himself; wn3 <-'**aniincd and acquitted on the ground of justifiablehomicide. ' iikatl "Road Acois-ekt.?Tho passenger trniaupon the Greenville and Columbia Railroad metwith a severe accident on Tuesday eveningwhen within about seven miles of this place.The Engine, Tender, Mail Car, and one platform,were thrown off tho track, and precipitateddown an embankment some seven feethigh, causing a total wreck of the Engine, Ten*dcr, and tho platform car, containing two carriagesbolongingto passengers. The Mail Agentand a ncjrro fireman were somewhat hurt. TheEngineer^ Mr.-J. B. Edwards, miraoulously escapeduninjured. ' None of (tie paMDgera were'banned, although some twenty-fivo wore ouboard. The causo of this accident was therunning over and killing of two QO\fS by theengine.?Greenville EnUrprtte.Stiuxge OcccnnsxcE.?We understand thata mau diod in West Troy last Thursday evening,with ? disease strongly resembling cholorn,and his body, deposited in * coffin, and fullyi ^icjjaica jur uunm. xno rems)Q9 worn Kept! until Saturday evening, and tjienr while the! friends of the deceased were engaged in holdIing a wake over bim, tho supposed dead manI slowly recovered from tho state in which hebad so long lain, and actually arose from thocoffin, walked across tho floor, and requested adrink of water, saying that he was very thirsty IThis comes tons from one of the parties present,and we seo no reason to doubt her statemeatWe-farther understand that the man is?:n -?ti?.. TC: vv.dHiwutuv, H'iU n iu a ww oi. 4 ? wy ^ irfivv.Bombardmkht or 8a* Juan.?The Illinois, brinM intelligence that the ?k>op of wnr Cyanodemanded ?atufitetlo8of m? ?trtho>Itie3 ofSati Jusq for thi'reoonfciftwlt to Mr. Bolatid,the Atnorican MinUter. The people resolutelyre fused, when tbe town was "bombarded on the14th ond burnt Tho people were apnnk <0 the.{Mt, and reftwed to apologise, though every hoa<e,n tho ploco waadostroySd.DiABunotA.'?A <3(*^or tfro a^a^nttemnmentlonea in onr wropi? Traieayfor diarrhoea. It fa ?imply dried peaebej,Pqt * hdtelfol. in your poolut and nibble, atthem occiiiloDaily. Wehave'fjried It ainco, andso hny? a number of oar family, and found'them a speody and perfaoVgorev wa presumeiUmay be neceaskvy to oonimetuse with the europtthtf early ttagea of tho <soaipJaint*r-X<ru?i- f333ft?n^gijj&